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lenny brewer said that the scale of hsbc's operation was stunning. >> at least one occasion, hsbc instructed a bank in iran on how to format payment messages so that transactions would not be blocked or rejected by the united states. lou: brewer however also defended the decision to not prosecute the bank, he said. if authorities pressed charges hsbc would almost certainly have lost its banks license here in this country which would have cost thousands of jobs, joining us now to assess this, and more, former prosecutor alease wheel, and artie idala . is -- where is the outrage that lenny brewer, already -- certainly implicated in the "fast and furious" scandal is standing there, as spokesman u.s. justice department saying they are not going to prosecute. >> you set it up not fair, you did not say, deferred prosecution. lou: i'm sorry who is going to jail. i want to get this right. >> not yet, but if they don't pay the money, if they don't -- they have 5 years of probation, at this point, so,. lou: you are right. >> brewer and the rest of the crew -- >> lisa i'm crushed. >> here is reality ch
lenny brewer said that the scale of hsbc's operation was stunning. >> at least one occasion, hsbc instructed a bank in iran on how to format payment messages so that transactions would not be blocked or rejected by the united states. lou: brewer however also defended the decision to not prosecute the bank, he said. if authorities pressed charges hsbc would almost certainly have lost its banks license here in this country which would have cost thousands of jobs, joining us now to assess...
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, tonight you meet the former employee who tried to stop hsbc's illegal contract. for an exclusive interview. lou: hsbc facing more legal problems, a whistle-blower who worked as a former vice president, and senior business manager is suing the largest bank. second largest in world for $10 million, john cruz, said he was wrongfully terminated after he reported on suspected fraudulent accounts used for money laundering in 2009. yesterday, hsbc agreed to pay $1.9 billion fine for transferring billions of dollars for nations including iran, and enabling mexican drug cartels to move their money illegally, to put the fine in perspective, hsbc made 16.8 billion in profits last yyar, joining us now ision cruz, thank you. for joining us. i want to turn to the fine, and we find out from lanny breuer. the assistance attorney general, that there will be no individual prosecutions even though they have the evidence of all of this wrong doing, and working hsbc with terrorists, nations sponsors terrorists, and the mexican drug cartels, your reaction? >> i think this is wrong. i
, tonight you meet the former employee who tried to stop hsbc's illegal contract. for an exclusive interview. lou: hsbc facing more legal problems, a whistle-blower who worked as a former vice president, and senior business manager is suing the largest bank. second largest in world for $10 million, john cruz, said he was wrongfully terminated after he reported on suspected fraudulent accounts used for money laundering in 2009. yesterday, hsbc agreed to pay $1.9 billion fine for transferring...
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government didn't prosecute hsbc. that's become one of the questions. if they did all these things and you think it was willful in many cases, why weren't they prosecuted? the justice department says they are trying to turn around, and, secondly, they were worried, candidly, if they went ahead and charged hsbc with a crime, it could be a big blow in the global economy. >> pete williams, justice correspondent, thanks so much. >> yes, sir. >> stay with us. the day's "top lines" are coming up. ves you 1% cash back on all purchases, plus a 50% annual bonus. and everyone likes 50% more... [ midwestern/chicago accent ] cheddar! yeah! 50 percent more [yodeling] yodel-ay-ee-oo. 50% more flash. [ southern accent ] 50 percent more taters. that's where tots come from. [ male announcer ] the capital one cash rewards card gives you 1% cash back on every purchase plus a 50% annual bonus on the cash you earn. it's the card for people who like more cash. 50% more spy stuff. what's in your wallet? this car is too small. darrell hasn't been able to visit his mom back eas
government didn't prosecute hsbc. that's become one of the questions. if they did all these things and you think it was willful in many cases, why weren't they prosecuted? the justice department says they are trying to turn around, and, secondly, they were worried, candidly, if they went ahead and charged hsbc with a crime, it could be a big blow in the global economy. >> pete williams, justice correspondent, thanks so much. >> yes, sir. >> stay with us. the day's "top...
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hsbc will pay a record $1.9 billion to settle a u.s. criminal probe alleging the firm ignored red flags about money laundering for years. today the bank admitted to a breakdown of controls. >>> meanwhile, standard chartered is shelling and selling out a smaller but still significant sum of $327 million for violating u.s. saks sancti against iran, sudan, and two other countries. >>> the u.s. treasury is selling its remaining stake in aig for just under $8 billion. that ends the era of government ownership. >>> on the street, hp, the dow's worst performer shot up on rumors that activist investor carl icahn is building a stake in the pc maker. meanwhile mcdonald's gave blue chips a boost in better than expected sales. apple and google have reportedly combined their competing bids for a bundle of kodak patents. former imf chief dominique strauss-kahn and a maid have agreed to settle a suit. the dollar amount will remain confidential. >>> retailers hired 465,000 seasonal workers land month. up 25% from last year. >>> they say apple's map is
hsbc will pay a record $1.9 billion to settle a u.s. criminal probe alleging the firm ignored red flags about money laundering for years. today the bank admitted to a breakdown of controls. >>> meanwhile, standard chartered is shelling and selling out a smaller but still significant sum of $327 million for violating u.s. saks sancti against iran, sudan, and two other countries. >>> the u.s. treasury is selling its remaining stake in aig for just under $8 billion. that ends the...
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more on the hsbc news conference. shareholders are getting soaked for $1.5 billion to the fed but senior executives paying any price at all? let's go to adam shapiro. >> we just had the assistant u.s. attorney general actually saying that executives at hsbc instructed criminal entities in places like iran how to break the law. not one person from hsbc, not one of those individuals in their compliance office will be prosecuted and hsbc which says in their statement and keeps getting repeated at this press conference which says they are clawing back bonuses for those individuals i ask the bank how many individuals, how much clawback and here's what they say, quote, we are not providing details beyond those included in our statement. i would emphasize this is not about certain individuals. you have the doj paying people at the bank constructing criminal entities in places like iran, libya, sudan, burma, mexico, how to break the law and nobody from hsbc will never be prosecuted and shareholders get less holdings. back to
more on the hsbc news conference. shareholders are getting soaked for $1.5 billion to the fed but senior executives paying any price at all? let's go to adam shapiro. >> we just had the assistant u.s. attorney general actually saying that executives at hsbc instructed criminal entities in places like iran how to break the law. not one person from hsbc, not one of those individuals in their compliance office will be prosecuted and hsbc which says in their statement and keeps getting...
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hsbc was charted laundering funds for iran and mexican drug cartel. delta airlines buying a 49% stake in virgin atlantic from singapore airlines. $360 million. virgin atlantic will retain the majority 61% stake along with the brand of operating certificate. as the u.s. banks could be facing massive attacks on the websites after a group associated with islamic terrorism posted on a message board that it will be targeting jpmorgan chase, bank of america, suntrust bank. this latest from the fox business network giving you the power to prosper. ashley: three consecutive years of smaller u.s. corn harvest has driven inventories to 39 year low. spurring goldman sachs predict prices hitting near record highs. sandra smith taking a look at how you should play corn prices. in today's "the trade." sandra: got it. here's the thing to another: at thinking that agriculture is now, we are not talking about planting or in the growing season for corn, but that may be a good time to look at some of these stocks like caterpillar off of the highs of $100 per share. the
hsbc was charted laundering funds for iran and mexican drug cartel. delta airlines buying a 49% stake in virgin atlantic from singapore airlines. $360 million. virgin atlantic will retain the majority 61% stake along with the brand of operating certificate. as the u.s. banks could be facing massive attacks on the websites after a group associated with islamic terrorism posted on a message board that it will be targeting jpmorgan chase, bank of america, suntrust bank. this latest from the fox...
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there's no one at hsbc that was the mastermind. policies that went on, mid level executives simply carrying what went on before. holding them to account in a way. held to money laundering, paying $2 billion. they have reformed. that's the real point. they have reformed the underlying conduct. >> all right. lanny. breuer. head of the justice department's criminal division, this is going to from this task force. we appreciate you taking the time to be with us here on cnbc. >> coming up next, the one sector that could be crushed if we go over the fiscal cliff. >>> if congress fails to extend tax cuts or to stop sequestration before the end of the year, this will result in an additional $491 billion in revenue over fiscal year 2013. what's next? he's going to apply testosterone to his underarm. axiron, the only underarm treatment for low t, can restore testosterone levels back to normal in most men. axiron is not for use in women or anyone younger than 18. axiron can transfer to others through direct contact. women, especially those wh
there's no one at hsbc that was the mastermind. policies that went on, mid level executives simply carrying what went on before. holding them to account in a way. held to money laundering, paying $2 billion. they have reformed. that's the real point. they have reformed the underlying conduct. >> all right. lanny. breuer. head of the justice department's criminal division, this is going to from this task force. we appreciate you taking the time to be with us here on cnbc. >> coming...
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. >>> british banking giant hsbc agreed to pay $1.92 billion to settle a money laundering investigation here in the u.s. hsbc is accused of transferring billions of dollars for nations like iran doing business with firms linked to terrorism and enabling mexican drug cartels to move money illegally through u.s. subsidiaries. the settlement represents the largest pen the ever paid by a bank. >>> now pot is officially legal in colorado. people 21 and older may have up to 1 ounce of weed, smoke it, not in public and grow a small amount at home as well. the governor has created a task force to help implement the law. here's the problem. it's complicated. the federal government still says marijuana is illegal. >> rocky mountain high. i'll be the billionth person to say that. >>> countdown to double secret lift jop. the space plane is cleared to lift off at 1:05 p.m. eastern time from cape canaveral. this is an unmanned reusable mini verlgs of the space shuttle. it lifts off vertically and lands on auto pilot on a runway. no one knows what it's carrying. the cost to develop it, that is also cl
. >>> british banking giant hsbc agreed to pay $1.92 billion to settle a money laundering investigation here in the u.s. hsbc is accused of transferring billions of dollars for nations like iran doing business with firms linked to terrorism and enabling mexican drug cartels to move money illegally through u.s. subsidiaries. the settlement represents the largest pen the ever paid by a bank. >>> now pot is officially legal in colorado. people 21 and older may have up to 1 ounce...
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$2 billion to hsbc is six weeks, eight weeks of earnings. it is a lot of money, relatively or specifically. but compared to the profits that you can make by breaking the law, if you know that the degree of accountability that will come is from an individual level, you're essentially going to keep all the profits you made in your bonus for doing this illegal activity, and even as an institution, who really pays? it is the shareholders. today's share holders were paying for profits earned by yesterday's executives. this is an untenable situation that will lead to more crime and more crisis. >> neil barofsky, thank you, sir. good to have you back on the show. >> thank you. >>> in broad daylight, along one of new york's busiest streets, someone shoots a man, point blank, and then runs. now as police hunt for the so-called assassin, look at this, new video shows the suspect moments before. yes. but you're progressive, and they're them. yes. but they're here. yes. are you...? there? yes. no. are you them? i'm me. but those rates are for... them. s
$2 billion to hsbc is six weeks, eight weeks of earnings. it is a lot of money, relatively or specifically. but compared to the profits that you can make by breaking the law, if you know that the degree of accountability that will come is from an individual level, you're essentially going to keep all the profits you made in your bonus for doing this illegal activity, and even as an institution, who really pays? it is the shareholders. today's share holders were paying for profits earned by...
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hsbc admitted to poor money laundering controls last summer following a u.s. senate investigation. >>> the journal reports that the settlement could be announced as early as tuesday. >>> petsmart and limited brands are the latest in a long list of u.s. companies offering special one-time payments or accelerated dividends before scheduled tax hikes in the new year. petsmart declared a special dividend of 16.5 cents a share payable to investors december 30 first. it would have been payable in february. that is the latest from the fox business network, giving you the power to prosper liz: so the robert f. kennedy center for justice and human rights is holding its annual holiday auctions. this one's amazing for business viewers. it is ending tomorrow. this year the fund-raiser is featuring a whole bunch items with financial leaders one of whom joins us right now. robert wolf is the ceo and founder of 32 advisors and formerly the head of ubs americas, and kerry kennedy is the president of the robert f. kennedy center. welcome to you both. i ran into kerry backstage
hsbc admitted to poor money laundering controls last summer following a u.s. senate investigation. >>> the journal reports that the settlement could be announced as early as tuesday. >>> petsmart and limited brands are the latest in a long list of u.s. companies offering special one-time payments or accelerated dividends before scheduled tax hikes in the new year. petsmart declared a special dividend of 16.5 cents a share payable to investors december 30 first. it would have...
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out and we are going to have a terrific group of people, including john cruz, the vice president of hsbc, who is the whistleblower on the $1.9 billion in fines if they just had to pay for money laundering along with middle eastern terrorists. mexican drug cartels, african dictators, all of the really nice people that they had no idea where problem. by the way, nobody going to jail will be taking that up. we will have coming up next. tracy: all right, "lou dobbs tonight" at 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. eastern. when we come back, how to beat the street. covering your assets with tips with picking winners on wall street. stay with us you know how painful heartburn can be. for fast, long lasting relief, use doctor recommended gaviscon®. only gaviscon® forms a protective barrier that helps block stomach acid from splashing up- relieving the pain quickly. try fast, long lasting gaviscon®. tracy: earnings season kicks off less than a month from now. coming up next, we will tell you how to beat the street who. tracy: where has the time gone? earnings season kicks off in less than a month from no
out and we are going to have a terrific group of people, including john cruz, the vice president of hsbc, who is the whistleblower on the $1.9 billion in fines if they just had to pay for money laundering along with middle eastern terrorists. mexican drug cartels, african dictators, all of the really nice people that they had no idea where problem. by the way, nobody going to jail will be taking that up. we will have coming up next. tracy: all right, "lou dobbs tonight" at 7:00 p.m....
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hsbc crossed off $1.5 billion. does it go to any victims of this crime? there are no victims of the crime. does it pay restitution? nobody was harmed, so no restitution to be paid. here is what the government said the bank did. here's what the bank admitted to doing. engaged in money laundering outside the united states. so how does the justice department prosecute criminal activity that occurs outside the united states? if someone engages -- ashley: was a facilitated by somebody in the united states? >> of course that s the argument. but to say these people were tutored outside the united states and how to avoid disobeying the law, that is what lawyers do. they twitter clients into how to avoid disobeying the law. here is your product, here is your goal. the lawyer will tell you how to do it lawfully. if it means to business as to not to violate, everyday. if it means to trick the government, the lawyer is participating in a conspiracy. ashley: finding a way around the system. >> again, we are arguing in a vacuum because the case is always settle. not a
hsbc crossed off $1.5 billion. does it go to any victims of this crime? there are no victims of the crime. does it pay restitution? nobody was harmed, so no restitution to be paid. here is what the government said the bank did. here's what the bank admitted to doing. engaged in money laundering outside the united states. so how does the justice department prosecute criminal activity that occurs outside the united states? if someone engages -- ashley: was a facilitated by somebody in the united...
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ing, hsbc, tried to move into the u.s. market and they tried to find ways, of course to build quickly in the u.s., acquisitions and other things. they're such big banks. are they so big they couldn't follow what the u.s. was doing, what their people in the u.s. were doing? were they able to get away with things in the u.s. not complying with u.s. law because headquarters here in europe couldn't keep control of it? that's one of the questions. the other one is, were they aggressively trying to build their business so much in the u.s. that they closed they're eyes to what was going on? that's why they're all facing fines, i think. >> thank you. >>> traditional ethiopian music meeting jazz rhythms. an artist who never touched an instrument until ten years ago. now changing the face of ethiopian music. when we got married. i had three kids. and she became the full time mother of three. it was soccer, and ballet, and cheerleading, and baseball. those years were crazy. so, as we go into this next phase, you know, a big part of i
ing, hsbc, tried to move into the u.s. market and they tried to find ways, of course to build quickly in the u.s., acquisitions and other things. they're such big banks. are they so big they couldn't follow what the u.s. was doing, what their people in the u.s. were doing? were they able to get away with things in the u.s. not complying with u.s. law because headquarters here in europe couldn't keep control of it? that's one of the questions. the other one is, were they aggressively trying to...
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hsbc paying $1.29 billion fine to settle a multiyear probe. the u.s. justice department saying the bank failed to endorse rules to prevent laundering of criminal cash. 49% stake in virgin atlantic airways for $360 million. they begin a joint venture on daily round trip flights between the the u.k. and north america. direct tv charging $3 more a month for sports network for those who want packages above the lowest tier. the 20 # 13 l.a. dodgers set to have the largest opening day payroll in major league baseball history with a recent report saying the payroll is more than $220 million beating out the previous record held by, yes, 2008's david's new york yankees, and speaking of the yankees, dropping stubhub as the retailer of choice. the refusal to set a price floor for transactions prompted the team to opt out of the deal, and, yes, i blew it. you heard the buzzer. david: oh, you were close. we've seen images of angry protesters in michigan heating up all over michigan, but despite the push back, the house there approved a right-to-work bill that gover
hsbc paying $1.29 billion fine to settle a multiyear probe. the u.s. justice department saying the bank failed to endorse rules to prevent laundering of criminal cash. 49% stake in virgin atlantic airways for $360 million. they begin a joint venture on daily round trip flights between the the u.k. and north america. direct tv charging $3 more a month for sports network for those who want packages above the lowest tier. the 20 # 13 l.a. dodgers set to have the largest opening day payroll in...
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there's speculation of state backed institutional buying and a better early pmi reading from hsbc. that showed china's factory activity climbed to a 14-month high. it's the fifth straight monthly gain with new orders to a 19-month high and stronger job snaps, as well. on the markets, infrastructure placed the top gainers. hope for beijing's urban growth plan. financials soared on cheap valuations. shares in hong kong got a modest lift, ending higher by .7%. petrochina ended 1.3% higher. in japan's, the tankan pure say might have put more pressure on the boj to raise rates next week. sharp shares gained nearly 8% today and it has chalked up a more than 50% rise on short covering. >> the aussie market ended flat around its 17-month high. the index sensex is higher by .5%. back to you. >> thank you for that. were seeing the dow poised to open higher. similar gains to the nasdaq and s&p 500, which have been rallying this weeks, but not by great leaps and bounds. the cnbc ftse 300 is lower by 0.2%. european bourses are mixed. we are seeing the mib and the ibex in italy gaining on the da
there's speculation of state backed institutional buying and a better early pmi reading from hsbc. that showed china's factory activity climbed to a 14-month high. it's the fifth straight monthly gain with new orders to a 19-month high and stronger job snaps, as well. on the markets, infrastructure placed the top gainers. hope for beijing's urban growth plan. financials soared on cheap valuations. shares in hong kong got a modest lift, ending higher by .7%. petrochina ended 1.3% higher. in...
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. >> hsbc. we're talking about paying $1.9 billion in the money lawnering lapses. a brirchb lender admitting to a breakdown of controls, in a statement announcing a deferred payment. yesterday standard chartered agreed to pay $27 million agreeing that it violates sanctions against iran and two other international companies. >> if you're an international bank and you prael without getting into this kind of trouble? >> no. >> can you actually operate without money laundering? >> i'm just saying, if you're going to be in business in all these types of markets, isn't this going to happen? >> aren't there sxwier countries that would be probably -- that it would stead if you don't want any business tale. >> was there a fascination in this country about whether you want to indict the whole institution or what happens systemically. >> is this your sequel? >> i was on the phone last night. one of the two publishers that are left. we have other news on wall street this morning, morgan stanley said to be considering asking the fed to hold permission to hold a share buyback. "
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one thing we do want to note, hsbc had its rating cut from double a minus to double a. abercrombie & fitch, open humor out with a notice saying the retailer looks to the markets over the holidays. s intermec is looking to be up in 2013. jim, back to you. >> let's shift to the bonds and dollars. >> you know, looking at the ten-year, seeing it hovering around 160, is about as shocking as the sun coming up in the morning. but nonetheless, last week on interday trades, looked like we were going to close in the high 150s, which would have taken us back many more months. you can see the closing yield chart, going back all the way to august 1st. now, look at boon yields. political issues. you can have the best-laid plans by central banks in the end. ballot boxes, politics, it can get messy. think about what's going on here. now, if we look at the boon going back to august 1st, it's a differe bit of a different pattern. it is hovering at the lowest yields. it did close below yields since august. if we switch gears a bit, move a little bit around europe, everybody's talking abou
one thing we do want to note, hsbc had its rating cut from double a minus to double a. abercrombie & fitch, open humor out with a notice saying the retailer looks to the markets over the holidays. s intermec is looking to be up in 2013. jim, back to you. >> let's shift to the bonds and dollars. >> you know, looking at the ten-year, seeing it hovering around 160, is about as shocking as the sun coming up in the morning. but nonetheless, last week on interday trades, looked like...
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but it adds -- and then you've got all the stuff you were bringing up, hsbc, you've got the high frequency trading. you got the flash crash. you got the idea that it's not an even playing field. >> and then when interest rates are 1% or 2% people feel like no one knows what they should do. >> to what end? i think a big part of it is you have to step back and say what's the bigger picture? what's the concern? a lot of people feel like the system is rigged. so that, you know, one of the things that was interesting to me at e-trade was watching the evolution of self-directed to a need for guidance. sort of some level of guided advice. >> do you believe the -- do you believe that the retail investor has a fair shot? against the institutional investor? >> no. no. i do not. >> i do not. i think that at the end of the day to level the playing field, there are certain products and services that you can buy self-directed. >> shouldn't we be trying to level the playing field? >> of course. of course. >> but the answer is it's never going to be fair -- >> the same information as an institution -- >>
but it adds -- and then you've got all the stuff you were bringing up, hsbc, you've got the high frequency trading. you got the flash crash. you got the idea that it's not an even playing field. >> and then when interest rates are 1% or 2% people feel like no one knows what they should do. >> to what end? i think a big part of it is you have to step back and say what's the bigger picture? what's the concern? a lot of people feel like the system is rigged. so that, you know, one of...
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hsbc executive said the bank was quote, profoundly sorry. before taxes, hsbc made $12.7 billion in profits the first half of this year, which makes it too big to prosecute. health care exchanged defined by the affordable care act to get health insurance for coverage and affordability. they will require federal involvement. utah and florida are undecided. 22 states who oppose the president will rely most on the obama administration to make health care coverage available to the residents least able to afford it. finally, where unions stand with chicago mayor rahm emanuel. in the week his former boss la meanted in michigan, he switched a contract to a non-union contractor. 300 union members will lose their jobs. they are not guaranteed full time work, will not have full health care coverage. it's owned by a man described as a reputed mobster. republicans are open to dismantling a labor force, democrats are perfectly willing to do their part, too. want to find out what my guests think you should know. >> i want to say that my daughter, kathryn h
hsbc executive said the bank was quote, profoundly sorry. before taxes, hsbc made $12.7 billion in profits the first half of this year, which makes it too big to prosecute. health care exchanged defined by the affordable care act to get health insurance for coverage and affordability. they will require federal involvement. utah and florida are undecided. 22 states who oppose the president will rely most on the obama administration to make health care coverage available to the residents least...
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one big penalty, overnight hsbc agreed to pay 1.9 billion dollars in fines in return the company will not be indicted on money laundering. federal government selling off rest of shares in aig that closes books on biggest bailout shares worth eight billion dollars which means the government made a profit. record number of packages in the fed, pipeline this morning after busiest shipping -- the fedex pipeline this morning after its busiest shipping day. yesterday afternoon more than 19 million packages. beyonce and pepsi have a new partnership, besides the super bowl, beyonce will appear on everything from soda chance to store displays the deal thought to be >>> good morning. brr, 5:13 live look on the embarcadero it is clear out there you can feel the cold. mike is tracking temperatures as low as mid 30s especially north and east bay valleys, rain he says will be arriving tonight. >>> neighborhood watch volunteer charged the shooting death of a florida teenager will be back in court this morning. defense attorneys will ask a judge to end the 24 hour gps monitoring of george zimmerman i
one big penalty, overnight hsbc agreed to pay 1.9 billion dollars in fines in return the company will not be indicted on money laundering. federal government selling off rest of shares in aig that closes books on biggest bailout shares worth eight billion dollars which means the government made a profit. record number of packages in the fed, pipeline this morning after busiest shipping -- the fedex pipeline this morning after its busiest shipping day. yesterday afternoon more than 19 million...
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it only was topped by the $1.9 billion penalty that hsbc agreed to last week to settle that money laundering probe. >> crazy thing that stock's up. it's leading the exchange there today because people had been expecting maybe a slightly higher fine even than that. three times the amount. it was supposedly taking place for five to seven years, 30 to 40 traders have left. pretty pervasive. >> i wonder how much they -- they make money or lose money after -- >> after all was said and done. $1.5 billion. >> probably lost. they did well. the libor stuff, if you can set rates -- >> well, and the crazy thing, it affects so many different instruments and so many people and so many businesses. >> right. >> i don't know that you could ever actually figure out all the implications from it. >> right. from everyone. and in a related story this morning, the f.t. reports that the new york fed was warned as early as mid 2008 that banks might have been misrepresenting their libor borrowing rate. that was to aid their own trading positions. and that date is much earlier than previously known. according to the
it only was topped by the $1.9 billion penalty that hsbc agreed to last week to settle that money laundering probe. >> crazy thing that stock's up. it's leading the exchange there today because people had been expecting maybe a slightly higher fine even than that. three times the amount. it was supposedly taking place for five to seven years, 30 to 40 traders have left. pretty pervasive. >> i wonder how much they -- they make money or lose money after -- >> after all was said...
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hsbc agreed to pay 1.89 billion to settle a money laundering case. it is for nations like iran and enabled mexican drug cartels to move money loolly through the american subsidaries. are you ready for some country? ♪ ♪ wrecked my heart. ♪ i should never let go. ♪ the one that good away. >> gretchen: the american country award kicked off in vegas. luke bryant took home nine awards including artist of the year. >> country music. we get to do what we love and for people who are honest and hard working and beautiful people thoo support great music. >> he went on to do the right thing thanking his wife and band and all of the fans and those are your headlines. >> steve: very nice. michigan is poised later today to pass landmark legislation. big labor is furous and marshalling the troops. if you were at the afo head quart ares in michigan, you would have seen cars with license plates from georgia, minnesota and ohio and illinois and they are angry that the people of the great state of the michigan will soon get a choice in whether or not to join a
hsbc agreed to pay 1.89 billion to settle a money laundering case. it is for nations like iran and enabled mexican drug cartels to move money loolly through the american subsidaries. are you ready for some country? ♪ ♪ wrecked my heart. ♪ i should never let go. ♪ the one that good away. >> gretchen: the american country award kicked off in vegas. luke bryant took home nine awards including artist of the year. >> country music. we get to do what we love and for people who are...
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and hsbc reportedly might pay a fine of $1.8 billion as part of a settlement with u.s. law enforcement agencies. the settlement could be announced as soon as next week and has to do with money laundering lapses. the deal could be a test case for just how big a signal prosecutors want to send to halt the list of flows of money through u.s. banks. but that was billion with a b. let's get a check on the markets this morning. after the moves we saw yesterday, the dow up triple digits at one point. that the poebts you can see that the futures are indicated higher once again after it closed up about 85. in europe, right now at least there are some green arrows. best performer among those three indexes is the dax in germany. up 75. you also see gains with the cac in france and the ftse in london. in asia overnight, you did see slight drop by the hang seng and shanghai, those were big gainers the day before. and in japan, the nikkei up by 0.8%, kospi up 1%. oil prices this morning are trading up about 28 cents, 88.16. the ten year note this morning is sitting right at 1.85%. yo
and hsbc reportedly might pay a fine of $1.8 billion as part of a settlement with u.s. law enforcement agencies. the settlement could be announced as soon as next week and has to do with money laundering lapses. the deal could be a test case for just how big a signal prosecutors want to send to halt the list of flows of money through u.s. banks. but that was billion with a b. let's get a check on the markets this morning. after the moves we saw yesterday, the dow up triple digits at one point....
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. >>> and hsbc is expected to pay the government $1.9 million to settle accusations that the bank helped launder money for mexican drug cartels and for officials in iran. >>> and take a look at this. massive fireball that you'll see there, streaking across the sky over houston. unfortunately, it was not a ufo. simply a meteor that people saw before dawn, driving. very unfortunate. it was so bright, a camera caught it 500 miles away. had it been a ufo, obviously, a life-changer. >>> and it was supposed to be the game of the year between new england and houston last night. wasn't even close. even when things didn't go as planned, as you see here, well, the patriots took advantage, fumbling into the end zone. why not? tom brady and the patriots steamrolling the houston, texans. the new daddy threw for four scores. and right now, there's no doubt about who the kings of the hill are in the nfl. >> josh, thanks very much. >>> we're going to turn to the brazen shooting in midday, midtown manhattan, just steps away from carnegie hall. a young man executed. one bullet to the back of the head in a
. >>> and hsbc is expected to pay the government $1.9 million to settle accusations that the bank helped launder money for mexican drug cartels and for officials in iran. >>> and take a look at this. massive fireball that you'll see there, streaking across the sky over houston. unfortunately, it was not a ufo. simply a meteor that people saw before dawn, driving. very unfortunate. it was so bright, a camera caught it 500 miles away. had it been a ufo, obviously, a...
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one and only, cheerios gregg: fox news alert, this just came in, the united states alleging that the hsbc bank intentionally allowed prohibited transactions with iran, libya, sudan, and berm a, this is the u.s. department of justice that actually filed these felony criminal charges against the bank. it was widely expected precursor to a deferred prosecution agreement under which the bank would pay $1.9 billion to resolve money laundering charges. some background on a few of these countries designated state sponsors terrorism. >> this morning the number one story days this live action that is playing out in lansing, michigan. you see union supporters chanting an in the say the capitol, so reminiscent of what we saw in wisconsin as they battled the unions in their state. michigan has long been a very solid baston of union support and companies with all the union automakers having a presence there. this is a little bit of the sentiment being expressed by the union supporters on the ground there. >> how can you protect us was a union and protect our collective bargaining rights. it will erode
one and only, cheerios gregg: fox news alert, this just came in, the united states alleging that the hsbc bank intentionally allowed prohibited transactions with iran, libya, sudan, and berm a, this is the u.s. department of justice that actually filed these felony criminal charges against the bank. it was widely expected precursor to a deferred prosecution agreement under which the bank would pay $1.9 billion to resolve money laundering charges. some background on a few of these countries...
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." $1.9 billion settlement with british giant hsbc. they were charged with enabling drug cartels to launder money through the american financial system. >> is that bad? >> billions have dollars on behalf of iran. >> they keep moving the lines. >> i wish the regulators would pass a freakin law and stick with it. >> put your earpiece in so they can tell you to be quiet. >> to laund-if you can't laundey through mexican cartels, what can you do these days? >> sharing with marketers and other third parties without notifying parents. >> this is just not good. >> only 20% of children's apps provide disclosures about that data collection. >> this is the cutest thing. the pope is tweeting. "usa today," pope benedict will make history tomorrow when he takes to twitter to answer his pari parishioner's questions. he already has 900,000 followers in eight languages on his handle at pontiff-x. >> he follows me. >> 900,000 for the pope? beaver's got like 25 million. you would think the pope would be -- >> get off his back! >> i want to do that at som
." $1.9 billion settlement with british giant hsbc. they were charged with enabling drug cartels to launder money through the american financial system. >> is that bad? >> billions have dollars on behalf of iran. >> they keep moving the lines. >> i wish the regulators would pass a freakin law and stick with it. >> put your earpiece in so they can tell you to be quiet. >> to laund-if you can't laundey through mexican cartels, what can you do these days?...
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hsbc's preliminary monthly purchasing manager index rose 50.9 from november's 50.5. also, china story. apple's iphone is officially on sale in china starting today. that should help apple reverse a slide in its market share in that really important area. but analysts say the key to apple's future in china is a tie-up with the telecom operator china mobile. the two have been in talks for years but haven't yet come to any agreement. and you wonder how much china, how much do they want? how much do you have to give up to get a part over there? almost everything, right? >> pretty much. all of your data, everything -- >> their way, they get your technology. do they get the lion's share of -- do they split anything down the middle? >> anyway let's talk about facebook. a major facebook lockup expiration is happening today. early employees' investors will get their first chance to sell about 156 million facebook shares since the ipo back in may. and joining us now on the "squawk" newsline, henry blodget, the ceo and editor in chief at business insider. good morning. >> good
hsbc's preliminary monthly purchasing manager index rose 50.9 from november's 50.5. also, china story. apple's iphone is officially on sale in china starting today. that should help apple reverse a slide in its market share in that really important area. but analysts say the key to apple's future in china is a tie-up with the telecom operator china mobile. the two have been in talks for years but haven't yet come to any agreement. and you wonder how much china, how much do they want? how much...